“My home is gone.” The words spilled out of Prince David, Whitesword of the Anakethi people. His heart was breaking, and only this woman before him could help. “Will you help me?” The woman, silver highlighting deep auburn hair, smiled at David. “Of course I will. You are my child. And you are the prince. [...]

Little Red Riding Hood dropped her basket of muffins on the side of the road. One or two fell out of the basket and bounced away. She gave the closest one a good stomping with her steel-capped right boot. “Redda Hode! Pick that up girl. Whaddya think you’re doing?” Crappola! It was Constable Bill. Without [...]

I went and found my staff, then picked Thomas up and hauled him over my shoulder. He’d been right about me being like my grandfather. Big. Big enough to carry a shifter, whose mass was more than what it looked. Turning to where the Gate was open, shimmering brightly, I began walking. A lot had [...]